Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

FAMILIES FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE 

FFFJ was formed by Jean Taylor it offers support to families who have lost a loved one through homicide and culpable road death we offer peer support, daily drop ins and volunteering opportunities. O.L.L.Y (Our Lost Love Years) is part of FFFJ, providing its services to children bereaved by homicide also children from communities across Merseyside were there is high deprivation, crime and poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 14 years

www.familiesfightingforjustice.com

jeantaylor@familiesfightingforjustice.com

01517092994

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£87£90£-2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£114£93£21n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/21£87£79£7n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£78£66£13n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/19£81£58£22n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£88£81£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£92£60£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£70£57£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£56£27£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£70£62£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£53£43£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12?*£30£30£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£19£13£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, Wirral,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£29,656
DCMS£9,920
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£3,781
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Joining Hands Together
£3,781 06/06/2022
The funding will be used to support young people with the aim of improving employability skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rebuilding Your Future After Covid
£10,000 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver workshops to help families in crisis to re-build their lives and communities which have been impacted severely by the pandemic and have led to increased rates of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Staying Safe 2021
£9,950 11/02/2021
6
The funding will be used to deliver emotional support PPE and children’s activity packs to families during Covid 19. The project aims to alleviate stress and hardship caused by the pandemic loss of ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,920 24/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Continuing to Re-Build Your Future
£9,706 09/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities, for families who have experienced domestic abuse, where adults and children will be provided with the opportunity to get together in their ....more
Ministry of Justice - Homicide Peer Support
£22,667 01/04/2018
Provision of specialist and peer support for families bereaved through murder or manslaughter.
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Building your Future
£8,868 03/05/2017
12
The funding will be used to run sessions for people who have been raped, or have lived with or live with domestic violence. The project aims to provide creative activities for children to help them ....more
Ministry of Justice - Homicide Peer Support
£22,667 01/04/2017
Support for families bereaved by homicide
Ministry of Justice - Homicide Peer Support
£20,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide peer support to families bereaved by homicide. test
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Families Fighting for Justice
£15,000 25/10/2013
The organisation provides a range of services, emotional and practical, to those who have lost someone to the act of homicide, including 1:1 support, peer support and home visiting service. It also ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/2010, number: 1134103
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR14: 40 days late, AR12: 8 days late,
Main office

6 ANSON STREET
LIVERPOOL
MERSEYSIDE
L3 5NY

Objectives

1 TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF PERSONS WHO ARE OR ARE LIKELY TO BECOME VICTIMS OF CRIME AND FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS. 2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME AND OFFENDERS, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER AND FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF SUCH VICTIMS AND THE REHABILITATION OF SUCH OFFENDERS.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE PROBLEMS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON SOCIETY AND THE VICTIMS OF CRIME AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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